Course Topics and Textbook Chapters

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Topic
 Chapters
1
 Definitions/distinctions of populations & samples; Attributes and variables;
levels of measurement
 12 DVB
2 DVB
1 Kinnear
2
 Types of quantitative research designs, methods of quantitative data collection.
13 DVB
3
 Methods for displaying quantitative data.
3 DVB bar charts, pie charts (qual)
4 DVB Stem & Leaf, Histograms
5 DVB Boxplots, Timeplots
4
 Univariate analysis including: frequency distributions, central tendencies, dispersion
3 DVB Frequency tables
4 DVB IQR/Median
6 DVB Standard deviation/Mean
5
 Probability distributions

6
 Sampling methods, sampling distributions, confidence intervals
12, 19 DVB
7
 Measures of association and correlation
7 DVB
8
 Linear regression
8 DVB
9
 Multiple regression
29 DVB
10
 Statistical significance
11
 Hypothesis testing

12
 Standardized scores (z score, standard deviation)
 6 DVB
13
 Symmetry and skewness
4 DVB, 6 DVB
14
 Comparison of groups: t test, ANOVA
 28 DVB,
15
 Inferential errors (Type I and Type II)
16
 Interactions, especially block by treatment form